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Fernando de Toledo ( c. 1528 –1591) was a Spanish nobleman. He was the illegitimate and first son of Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, "The Iron Duke", who fathered Fernando de Toledo upon the daughter of a miller of La Aldehuela, in the province of Ávila, Spain. Not until 1546, when Fernando was nineteen years old, did the ...
One of the blackest episodes, at Naarden in December 1572, is mentioned in the article but might be expanded. Here Alba authorized the slaughter of every man, woman, and child. Only a few managed to escape across the snow under cover of night.
Dec 7, 2020 · ernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, 4th Marquess of Coria, 3rd Count of Salvatierra de Tormes, 2nd Count of Piedrahita, 8th Lord of Valdecorneja, Grandee of Spain, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and recipient of the Golden Rose, awarded by the Pope for service to the Catholic Church; he was a Spanish Castilian nobleman (if you couldn’t have guessed), general ...
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1507 – 1582) The hereditary Duke of Alba, a skilled military commander and a Spanish governor of the Low Countries, whose reign over the Dutch was known for its cruelty. In 1525, he took part in the Battle of Pavia, a key event in the Italian Wars in which the king of France was taken prisoner.
May 10, 2021 · File:Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (by anonymous) - Amsterdam Museum.jpg
Jul 27, 2020 · File:Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1508-1582) - by Antonis Mor.jpg
During the 16th century, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, was given the title of governor general of the Spanish Netherlands. The third duke's first cousin was Eleanor of Toledo, who married Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Through her granddaughter Marie de' Medici, Queen of France, she became the ancestor of many crowned heads and heirs apparent of Europe.
